It is the time to reset my MacBook again. Last time was in 2024: Setting up a Mac in 2024. The main plan is as follows: Configure MacOs to my preferred defaults Install Homebrew Install basic tools Install my dotfiles from https://github.com/korya/dotfiles Install all required tools Install Tailscale Other configurations Configure MacOS Change MacOS hostname By default, MacOS sets the hostname to a ridiculous value based on your name. Something as “Dmitri’s MacBook Pro”. I prefer to name my machines after latin or greek gods. Easy to remember and easy to identify them in the office network. ...

I had to reset my old mac from scratch today. Here I am going to document the steps to reproduce my environment. The main plan is as follows: Configure MacOs to my preferred defaults Install Homebrew Install basic tools Install my dotfiles from https://github.com/korya/dotfiles Install all required tools Install Tailscale Other configurations Configure MacOS Change MacOS hostname By default, MacOS sets the hostname to a ridiculous value based on your name. Something as “Dmitri’s MacBook Pro”. I prefer to name my machines after latin or greek gods. Easy to remember and easy to identify them in the office network. ...